PRTR MÉXICO Registro de Emisiones y Transferencia de

Contaminantes (RETC)

2020

Integrate public information of the establishments as

emissions and transfers of RETC substances (NOM-SEMARNAT-

165-2013)

Induce reduction of emissions and transfers of substances

dangerous to health and environment

Environmental policy instrument

What is a transfer? (transfer of responsibility)

Allocation of RETC substances to a physically separate site

from where they were used or produced, either in waste and/or

water discharges to the sewer system to:

Co-processing Treatment Reuse

What is an emission?

Release of RETC substances directly into the environment:

air, soil and national water bodies

Final disposal Recycle

Mandatory annual record of data, via Annual Operating Report:

COA

Report of all the activities carried out in fixed sources

(industrial establishments, services and shops) without

exemptions

Registration of 200 substances with report thresholds on

emissions / transfers of manufacturing processes and other

uses; established for each substance (NOM-165-SEMARNAT-2013)

Data recording by facility or establishment

Coverage to all media: emissions in water, air, soil, subsoil

and transfers in water and wastes

Annual publication of data by plant/establishment (name and

location) and quantity of substances issued or transferred.

PRTR scope

PRTR Publication procedure

http://sinat.semarnat.gob.mx/retc/index.php

Reception

Obtain

PRTR

Informatio

n

PRTR

Revision

Publication of

PRTR and

inconsistent

data

Inspection & Audit

COA

Revision

https://www.gob.mx/tramites/ficha/cedula-de-operacion-anual-coa/SEMARNAT259

NO compliance in time and

form report

Data

2

Fixed sources:

1. Federal industry (sectors)*

2. Dangerous residues generator +10

Ton/year

3. Water discharge to water bodies

3

1

*Hydrocarbons, power generation, chemicals, glass manufacture, auto makers, cement & lime, metallurgy, paper and cellulose, asbestos, Paints & Inks, Hazardous Wastes treatment

Release

Fixed sources

11 sectors*

Release

Water bodies

Transfer

Contaminated ground

Transfer Hazardous Waste (grand generator)

Release

Fixed sources

State sectors

Transfer

-Special handling-

Micro generator of Hazardous W***

Release

Commerce and service

Transfer

Sewerage

Transfer

City solid waste

Federal State County / Municipal

Air

Sector

Water

Discharges

Land

Hazardous Wastes

Waste NOM-052-SEMARNAT-

2005

Transfer

Sewerage**

Competences on environmental matters

**Some States have sign agreements with Municipalities or Counties to manage the water supply systems

*** Article 12 LGPGIR (Ley General para la Prevención y Gestión Integral de los Residuos)

*Hydrocarbons, power generation, chemicals, glass manufacture, auto makers, cement & lime, metallurgy, paper and cellulose, asbestos, Paints & Inks, Hazardous Waste treatment.

PRTR Reports

Year No. of fixed

sources (Regulated establishments)

No. of PRTR substances

2004 1,714 78 2005 2,452 78

2006 2,736 75 2007 2,446 76

2008 2,468 78 2009 2,342 75

2010 2,599 80

2011 2,739 76 2012 3,157 76

2013 3,408 72 2014 2,228 68

2015 2,518 76 2016 2,572 74

2017 2,690 76 2018 2,852 73

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Number of fixed sources reporting PRTR (RETC)

60

65

70

75

80

85

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Number of PRTR (RETC) substances reported

Reduced impact on Health

and the Environment

Government with information for development

of Policies & Programs to reduce pollutants

Informed and participatory society

Academia with Information for research

Industry with efficient processes, clean

technologies and substitution of raw materials

PRTR

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INSTRUMENT & OBJECTIVES

Emissions to air by sector, RETC 2018

0

2000000

4000000

6000000

8000000

10000000

12000000

14000000

16000000

Electric powergeneration

Oil andpetrochemical

Automotive Metallurgy (includessteel)

Chemistry Paints and inks Wood and Products Cellulose and paper Cement and Lime Articles and plasticproducts

PRTR-RETC 2018 Emissions to air (Kg/year)

Hydrogen sulfide Benzene Biphenyl Styrene (phenyl ethylene) Phenol Formaldehyde Nickel (respirable dust, fumes or vapors) Butadiene Toluene Xylene (mixture of isomers)

0

200000

400000

600000

800000

1000000

1200000

1400000

Electric powergeneration

Oil and petrochemical Automotive Metallurgy (includessteel)

Chemistry Paints and inks Wood and Products Cellulose and paper Cement and Lime Articles and plasticproducts

PRTR-RETC 2018 Emissions to air (Kg/year) Without hydrogen sulfide

(Geothermal facility)

Benzene Biphenyl Butadiene Styrene (phenyl ethylene) Phenol Formaldehyde Nickel (respirable dust, fumes or vapors) Toluene Xylene (mixture of isomers)

Emissions to air by sector, RETC 2018

0

1000000

2000000

3000000

4000000

5000000

6000000

7000000

8000000

Baja California Michoacán Puebla Tabasco Coahuila Guanajuato Nuevo León Veracruz México Querétaro

PRTR-RETC 2018 Emissions to air (kg/year)

Hydrogen sulfide Benzene Biphenyl Butadiene Styrene (phenyl ethylene) Phenol Formaldehyde Nickel (respirable dust, fumes or vapors) Toluene Xylene (mixture of isomers)

Emissions to air by state, RETC 2018

Emissions to air by state, RETC 2018

0

200000

400000

600000

800000

1000000

1200000

Baja California Michoacán Puebla Tabasco Coahuila Guanajuato Nuevo León Veracruz México Querétaro

PRTR-RETC 2018 Emissions to air (kg/year)

Without hydrogen sulfide generated by geothermal facility

Benzene Biphenyl Butadiene Styrene (phenyl ethylene) Phenol Formaldehyde Nickel (respirable dust, fumes or vapors) Toluene Xylene (mixture of isomers)

Emissiones to water by sector, RETC 2018

0

500000

1000000

1500000

2000000

2500000

3000000

3500000

4000000

Electric powergeneration

Oil and petrochemical Others Metallurgy (includessteel)

Food and / or humanconsumption

Cellulose and paper Chemistry Beverages andtobacco

Automotive Textiles, fibers andthreads

PRTR - RETC 2018 Emissions to water (Kg/year)

Arsenic (compounds) Polychlorinated biphenyls Cadmium (compounds) Hydrogen cyanide Inorganic / organic cyanide Chromium (compounds)

Chlorine dioxide Phenol Mercury (compounds) Nickel (compounds) Lead (compounds)

*Includes wastewater

treatment plantsIncludes wastewater treatment plants

Emissiones to water by sector, RETC 2018

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

Oil and petrochemical Others Metallurgy (includessteel)

Food and / or humanconsumption

Cellulose and paper Chemistry Beverages and tobacco Automotive Textiles, fibers andthreads

PRTR - RETC 2018 Emissions to water (Kg/year)

Does not include the Electric Power Generation sector

Arsenic (compounds) Polychlorinated biphenyls Cadmium (compounds) Hydrogen cyanide Inorganic / organic cyanide Chromium (compounds)

Chlorine dioxide Phenol Mercury (compounds) Nickel (compounds) Lead (compounds)

*Includes wastewater treatment plantsIncludes wastewater

treatment plants

Emissions to water by state, RETC 2018

0

200000

400000

600000

800000

1000000

1200000

1400000

Sonora Guerrero Veracruz Colima Jalisco Campeche Baja California Baja California Sur Hidalgo Tamaulipas

PRTR - RETC 2018 Emissions to water (Kg/year)

Arsenic (compounds) Polychlorinated biphenyls Cadmium (compounds) Inorganic / organic cyanide Chromium (compounds) Mercury (compounds) Nickel (compounds) Lead (compounds)

Transfers for discharges of wastewater to

sewerage by sector, RETC 2018

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

Chemistry Metallurgy (includessteel)

Automotive Glass Beverages andtobacco

Others Food and / or humanconsumption

Electronic, electricaland domestic

equipment andsupplies

Paints and inks Health and assistanceservices

PRTR-RETC 2018 Transfers to the sewer system by sector (kg/year)

Arsenic (compounds) Cadmium (compounds) Inorganic / organic cyanide Chromium (compounds) Mercury (compounds) Nickel (compounds) Lead (compounds)

Transfers for discharges of wastewater to

sewerage by state, RETC 2018

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

Nuevo León México Ciudad de México Coahuila Tamaulipas Sonora Jalisco Baja California Queretaro Guanajuato

PRTR-RETC 2018 Transfers to the sewer system by State (kg/year)

Arsenic (compounds) Cadmium (compounds) Inorganic / organic cyanide Chromium (compounds) Mercury (compounds) Nickel (compounds) Lead (compounds)

Hazardous Wastes Transferences, RETC 2018

Reuse

7% Recycling

16%

Final

disposition

35%

PRTR - RETC 2018

Hazardous Wastes transferences (%)

Type Ton/ year

Reuse 1,763

Recycling 3,954

Co-processing 1,156

Treatment 1,388

Final disposal 8,729

Incineration 373

Others 7,517

TOTAL 24,881

Future Actions (2020-2024)

1.Update of COA Web Review Module with criteria for PRTR

2.Review of NOM-165-SEMARNAT-2013. List of substances (2021-

2023)

3.Update of PRTR - RETC webpage (2021-2023):

Improve content

Development and publication of annual reports

Publication of the PRTR database that allows the users

to:

a.Customized and exportable queries to Excel

b.Generation of graphics

c.Generation of maps

Include page view counter and survey

Operating Plan 2020-2024

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Luis Felipe Acevedo Portilla General Director of Air Quality Management and PRTR

Phone: (52-55) 5624 3502, Net: 23502 luis.acevedo@semarnat.gob.mx

José Ernesto Navarro Reynoso

Director of Industrial Regulation and RETC Phone: (52-55) 5624 3389, Net: 23389

ernesto.navarro@semarnat.gob.mx

THANK YOU!